भ्रान्तं सन्तानकुञ्जेषु फुल्लहेमलतालिषु । मेरौ कल्पतरुच्छायापुष्पसुन्दरसानुषु
They wandered among groves of wish-fulfilling trees, amidst blooming golden creepers and tall palm trees, on Mount Meru's slopes adorned with the shade and flowers of celestial trees.
न तद् अस्ति न यद् भुक्तं न तद् अस्ति न यत् कृतम् । न तद् अस्ति न यद् दृष्टम् इष्टानिष्टासु दृष्टिषु
There is nothing that has not been enjoyed, nothing that has not been done, nothing that has not been seen, whether pleasing or unpleasing to the eye.
ज्ञातं ज्ञातव्यम् अधुना दृष्टं द्रष्टव्यम् अक्षतम् । विश्रान्तो ऽस्मि चिरश्रान्तो गतो मे सकलो भ्रमः
Now all that is to be known has been known, all that is to be seen has been seen without harm; long wearied, I have found rest, and all my delusion has departed.
उत्तिष्ठ तात गच्छामः पश्यामो मन्दरस्थिताम् । तां तनुं तावद् आशुष्कां शुष्कां वनलताम् इव
Rise, dear one, let us go and see that body which remains on Mandara, now dried up like a withered forest vine.
नासमीहितम् अस्तीह न समीहितम् अस्ति मे । नियते रचनां द्रष्टुं केवलं विहराम्य् अहम्
Here, there is nothing desired by me, nor is there anything I wish to avoid; I simply wander, observing the play of destiny.
किम् इति सुभगम् आर्यसेवितं तत् स्थिरम् अनुयामि मदेकभावबुद्ध्या । तद् अलम् अभिमतामतैर् ममास्तु प्रकृतम् इमं व्यवहारम् आचरामि
Why should I persistently follow that which is esteemed and favored by the noble, with a mind fixed on unity? Let whatever opinions are cherished by me be; I simply engage in this natural conduct.
क्रमाद् आकाशम् आक्रम्य निर्गत्याम्बुदकोटरैः । सम्प्रापुस् सिद्धमार्गेण मन्दरं हेमकन्दरम्
Gradually ascending into the sky and passing through the openings among the clouds, they reached Mandara, the golden-caverned mountain, by the perfected path.
अधित्यकायां तस्याद्रेर् आर्द्रपर्णावगुण्ठिताम् । ददर्श भार्गवश् शुष्कां पूर्वजन्मोद्भवां तनुम्
In the field at the foot of that mountain, Bhargava saw a dried-up body, covered with moist leaves, which had arisen from a previous birth.
उवाच चेदं हे तात तन्वी तनुर् इयं हि सा । या त्वया सुखसम्भोगैः पुरा समभिलालिता
And he said: 'O dear one, this slender body is indeed the same, which you once cherished with pleasures and delights.'
इयं सा मत्तनुर् यस्या मन्दारकुसुमोत्करैः । रचिताश् शीतलाश् शय्या मेरूपवनभूमिषु
This is that intoxicated body for whom cool beds were made with heaps of mandara flowers on the grounds of Meru's gardens.
इयं सा मत्तनुर् मत्तदेवस्त्रीगणलालिता । सरीसृपमुखक्षुण्णा पश्य शेते धरातले
This is that intoxicated body, once fondled by groups of divine women, now lying on the ground, crushed by the mouths of crawling creatures.
नन्दनोद्यानषण्डेषु मम तन्वा ययानया । चिरं विलसितं सेयं शुष्ककङ्कालतां गता
With this body of mine, I long sported in the groves of Nandana; now she has become a dry skeleton.
सुराङ्गनाङ्गसंसङ्गाद् उत्तुङ्गानङ्गरङ्गया । चेतोवृत्त्या रहितया तन्वेह मम शुष्यते
From union with the limbs of celestial women, with a mind absorbed in the highest pleasures, now, deprived of those thoughts, my body here withers away.
तेषु तेषु विलासेषु तासु तासु दशासु च । तथा ता भावना बद्ध्वा कथं स्वस्थो ऽसि देहक
In those various enjoyments and in those different states, having bound yourself with such thoughts, how are you now at peace, O body?
हा तनो क्वावभग्नासि तापसंशोषम् आगता । करङ्कतां प्रयातासि मां भावयसि दुर्भगे
Alas, body, where have you fallen, now come to the dryness of asceticism? You have become a skeleton and, unfortunate one, you cause me to reflect.
देहेनाहं विलासेषु येनैव मुदितो ऽभवम् । कङ्कलताम् उपगतात् तस्माद् एव बिभेम्य् अहम्
With this very body, I once delighted in pleasures; now, having become a skeleton, I am afraid of it.
ताराजालसमाकारो यत्र हारो ऽभवत् पुरा । ममोरसि निलीयन्ते पश्य तत्र पिपीलकाः
Once, a necklace resembling a cluster of stars adorned my chest; now, see how ants are burrowing there.
द्रवत्काञ्चनकान्तेन लोभं नीता वराङ्गनाः । येन मद्वपुषा तेन पश्य कङ्कलतोह्यते
With my body, whose golden radiance once attracted beautiful women, now see how it is reduced to a skeleton and mocked.
पश्येमे विततास्येन तापसंशुष्ककृत्तिना । मत्कङ्कालकुवक्त्रेण वित्रास्यन्ते वने मृगाः
See how, with my mouth agape and skin dried by ascetic heat, animals in the forest are frightened by the ghastly face of my skeleton.
पश्यातिसंशुष्कतया शवोदरदरी मम । प्रकाशार्कांशुजालेन विवेकेनेव शोभते
See how, due to extreme dryness, the hollow of my corpse's belly shines as if illuminated by rays of sunlight, like discernment itself.
मत्तनुः परिशुष्केयं स्थितोत्ताना वनावनौ । वैराग्यं नयतीवात्मतुच्छत्वेनाम्बरस्थितान्
My body, dried up and lying supine in the forest, seems to inspire detachment in those who see its emptiness, as if it were suspended in the sky.
शब्दरूपरसस्पर्शगन्धलोभविमुक्तया । निर्विकल्पसमाध्येव मम तन्वोष्यते गिरौ
Freed from the craving for sound, form, taste, touch, and smell, my body rests on the mountain as if in unwavering samadhi.
संशान्ते चित्तवेताले याम् आनन्दकलां तनुः । याति ताम् अपि राज्येन जागतेन न गच्छति
When the goblin of the mind is pacified, the body attains a measure of bliss that cannot be gained even by ruling the world.
पश्य विश्रान्तसर्वेहं विगताशेषकौतुकम् । निरस्तकल्पनाजालं सुखं शेते कलेवरम्
See, I am completely at rest, all curiosity gone; the body lies happily, freed from the net of imaginings.
चित्तमर्कटसंरम्भसङ्क्षुब्धः कायपादपः । तथा वेगेन चलति यथा मूलानि कृन्तति
The body-tree, agitated by the restless monkey-mind, moves with such force that it even severs its own roots.
चित्तानर्थविमुक्तो ऽद्रौ गजाभ्रहरिविभ्रमम् । नायं पश्यति मे देहः परानन्द इव स्थितः
Freed from the misfortune of mind, my body does not experience the confusion of elephants, clouds, or lions; it abides as if in supreme bliss.
सर्वाशाज्वरसम्मोहमिहिकाशरदागमम् । अचित्तत्वं विना नान्यच् छ्रेयः पश्यामि जन्तुषु
Apart from the state of no-mind, which is like the autumn sun dispelling the mist of feverish desires and delusion, I see no other good for living beings.
त एव सुखसम्भोगसीमान्तं समुपागताः । महाधियश् शान्तधियो ये याता विमनस्कताम्
Those great and tranquil-minded ones who have attained absence of mind have truly reached the utmost limit of happiness and enjoyment.
सर्वदुःखदशामुक्तां संशान्तां विगतज्वराम् । दिष्ट्या पश्याम्य् अमननां वने तनुम् इमाम् अहम्
By fortune, I see this body in the forest, freed from all states of suffering, completely peaceful, and without fever, in the state of no-mind.
भगवन् सर्वधर्मज्ञ भार्गवेण तदा किल । सुबहून्य् उपभुक्तानि शरीराणि पुनः पुनः
O Lord, knower of all dharma, in those days many bodies were indeed enjoyed again and again by Bhargava.